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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 23, 2021

CENTERPOINT ENERGY , INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

_______________________________

Texas

1-31447

76-0694415

(State or other jurisdiction

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer

of incorporation)

Identification No.)

1111 Louisiana

Houston

Texas

77002

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(713)

207-1111

    Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class			Trading Symbol(s)			Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value			CNP			The New York Stock Exchange
						Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc.
Depositary Shares for 1/20 of 7.00% Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value			CNP/PB			The New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2).

Emerging Growth Company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

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Item 5.07.    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

At the annual meeting of the shareholders of CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (“CenterPoint Energy”) held on April 23, 2021, the matters voted upon and the number of votes cast for or against, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes as to such matters, were as stated below. The proposals related to each matter are described in detail in CenterPoint Energy’s definitive proxy statement for the annual meeting, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 12, 2021.

Election of Directors (Item 1)

The following nominees for director were elected to serve one-year terms expiring at the 2022 annual meeting of shareholders, with the vote totals as set forth in the table below:

Nominee						For						Against						Abstentions						Broker Non-Votes
Leslie D. Biddle						416,146,355						4,372,709						17,577,596						37,318,461
Milton Carroll						370,801,313						49,430,019						17,865,328						37,318,461
Wendy Montoya Cloonan						415,579,472						5,042,682						17,474,506						37,318,461
Earl M. Cummings						415,793,358						4,855,721						17,447,581						37,318,461
David J. Lesar						416,261,462						4,406,926						17,428,272						37,318,461
Martin H. Nesbitt						376,016,410						44,434,946						17,645,304						37,318,461
Theodore F. Pound						393,354,533						27,249,008						17,493,119						37,318,461
Phillip R. Smith						415,596,611						4,827,011						17,673,038						37,318,461
Barry T. Smitherman						416,043,973						4,668,198						17,384,489						37,318,461

Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (Item 2)

The appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for CenterPoint Energy for 2021 was ratified, with the vote totals as set forth in the table below:

For						Against						Abstentions						Broker Non-Votes
432,892,337						22,205,321						20,317,463						—

Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation (Item 3)

The advisory resolution on executive compensation was approved, with the vote totals as set forth in the table below:

For						Against						Abstentions						Broker Non-Votes
334,925,103						84,285,468						18,886,089						37,318,461

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SIGNATURE

    Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

			CENTERPOINT ENERGY, INC.
Date: April 26, 2021			By:			/s/ Monica Karuturi
						Monica Karuturi
						Senior Vice President and General Counsel